Their aim is to:

• provide an Auckland perspective in the development of central government policy
• identify and develop Auckland-specific policies that will promote Auckland and national economic growth
• promote the involvement of central government in major regional development projects
• be a source of information about Auckland.

The agencies represented in the APO currently includes:

• Public Service Commission
• Department of Internal Affairs
• Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet
• Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
• Ministry for the Environment
• Ministry of Justice
• Ministry for Pacific Peoples
• Ministry of Social Development
• Ministry of Transport.